Thierre De Mey (born 28 February 1956 in
Brussels
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) is a musician and filmmaker from
Belgium
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.
Biography
After studying film at the
Institut des Arts de Diffusion, he continued to studying
music composition
Musical composition can refer to an original piece or work of music, either vocal or instrumental, the structure of a musical piece or to the process of creating or writing a new piece of music. People who create new compositions are called c ...
and
contemporary dance after meeting
Fernand Schirren, for whose works he has written original incidental music. He works primarily with
Rosas &
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
Anne Teresa, Baroness De Keersmaeker (, born 1960 in Mechelen, Belgium, grew up in Wemmel) is a contemporary dance choreographer. The dance company constructed around her, , was in residence at La Monnaie in Brussels from 1992 to 2007.
Biograph ...
,
Wim Vandekeybus
Wim Vandekeybus (Herenthout, 30 June 1963) is a Belgian choreographer, director and photographer. His company Ultima Vez is located in Sint-Jans-Molenbeek (Brussels).
Together with Jan Fabre, Alain Platel and Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Wim Vand ...
and
Michèle Anne De Mey, his youngest sister.
He is the founder of the contemporary music ensemble Maximalist!, and he has participated in other important projects such as and
Ictus Ensemble
ICTUS is a Belgian orchestra, founded by in 1994, specialising in contemporary classical music. It is based in Brussels where it is involved in frequent collaborations with the contemporary dance choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker.
The ...
, for which he has composed several works. In 1993 he joined a class at
IRCAM
IRCAM (French: ''Ircam, '', English: Institute for Research and Coordination in Acoustics/Music) is a French institute dedicated to the research of music and sound, especially in the fields of avant garde and electro-acoustical art music. It is ...
, where he developed his interest in
electronic music
Electronic music is a genre of music that employs electronic musical instruments, digital instruments, or circuitry-based music technology in its creation. It includes both music made using electronic and electromechanical means ( electroa ...
. He was composer in residence at the
Conservatory of Strasbourg and the
Musica Festival in 2001 and 2002.
Since 2005 he has been one of four new directors of
Charleroi / Danses, coordinating the multidisciplinary activities of the center choreography.
Main compositions
* 1983: ''
Rosas danst Rosas'', ballet music for Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker's
Rosas Company
* 1985: ''Musique de tables'', for three percussionists (for Wim Vandekeybus'
Ultima Vez group)
* 1990: ''Undo'', monody for piano
* 1991: ''Chaîne'', for 2 pianos
* 1991: ''Ice'', duet for violin and
violoncello
The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a bowed (sometimes plucked and occasionally hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually tuned in perfect fifths: from low to high, C2, G2, D ...
(for Ultima Vez)
* 1991: ''Movement No.3 for
string quartet''
* 1991: ''String Quartet No.1''
* 1993: ''Kinok'' (for
Rosas Company)
* 1993: ''Passacaglia and variations'' for violin
* 1994: ''Amor constante más allá de la muerte'' (for
Rosas Company)
* 1995: ''Concerto for violin and ensemble''
* 1995: ''Unknowness'', for percussionists and
sampled sounds
* 1996: ''Tippeke'' (for
Rosas Company)
* 2002: ''Palindrome'',
hoket in 8
* 2002: ''Water'', for 6 percussionists, violoncello, electronic and sampled sounds
* 2003: ''Élastique'', electronic composition
* 2004: ''Landscape 1'', electronic composition
Main films
* 1984: ''Floréal'' (documentary)
* 1993: ''Love Sonnets'', with Michèle Anne De Mey
* 1996: ''Rosas danst Rosas'', with Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and
Rosas Company
* 1996: ''Tippeke'', with Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
* 1998: ''21 études à danser'', with Michèle Anne De Mey
* 1998: ''Musique de tables'', with Wim Vandekeybus' group
* 1999: ''Barbes Bleues''
* 2000: ''Dom Svobode'', with
Iztok Kovac
* 2001: ''Ma mère l'Oye'', with Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Michèle Anne De Mey,
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui (born 1976) is a Belgian dancer and choreographer and director. He has made over 50 choreographic pieces and received two Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Dance Production, three Ballet Tanz awards for best choreographe ...
and others.
* 2002: ''Fase'', with Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and Michèle Anne De Mey
* 2004: ''Counter Phrases'', group of ten filmed choreographies, with Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and Rosas Company.
See also
*
List of Belgian film directors
*
Cinema of Belgium
Cinema of Belgium refers to the film industry based in Belgium. Belgium is essentially a bi-lingual country divided into the Flemish (Dutch-speaking) north and the French-speaking south. There is also a small community of German speakers in the b ...
External links
*
Interview with Thierry De Mey (2001)*
*
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1945 births
Living people
20th-century composers
21st-century composers
20th-century Belgian male musicians
21st-century Belgian male musicians
Belgian composers
Belgian film directors
Male composers
Musicians from Brussels